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And Friends Of Mine That Had Photography Class In High School Would Develop The Film And Make Prints And I'd Take Them Back To The Track And Give 'em Away Or Try And Sell Them. Much To My Parents' Dismay, I Majored In Photography In College.

It Had Rained On Some Vivid Green Ferns In Maine And It Was Quite Beautiful. I Was Moving The Camera Slightly And Studying The Ground Glass. Looking At Those 20 Square Inches, Trying To Find Out Just What Were The Right Elements To Include.

I've Never Seen A Surface That I Think Is More Seductive In Image Making.

In 1979, I Received A Phone Call From Ansel Adams Asking Me If I Would Be Willing To Consider Coming To Work For Him. I Was Teaching Photography In Southern California At That Point.

Today My Passion Is Still Black And White. Today If I Have An Array Of Cameras In Front Of Me The One I Would Reach For That I Would Feel Most Comfortable With Would Be A 4 X 5 View Camera. I Was Once Working In A Sort Of Soft Light Situation.